storax

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. countable,uncountable
  2. The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant. countable,uncountable
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词形变化

storaxes plural

词源

From Middle English storace, storage, storax, storaxe, storrax, from Latin storax, styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax). Doublet of styrax.
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